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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202/  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974). 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT:  September  12,  2002  David  Fiske  at  (202)  418-  0513 
 PETER  A.  TENHULA  NAMED  CO-  DIRECTOR  OF  FCC  SPECTRUM  POLICY  TASK  FORCE 
 Washington,  DC  –  Peter  A.  Tenhula,  Senior  Legal  Advisor  to  Chairman  Michael  K.  Powell,  has  been  named  Co-  Director  of  the  Commission’s  Spectrum  Policy  Task  Force. 
 In  his  new  position,  Mr.  Tenhula  will  be  working  closely  with  Dr.  Paul  Kolodzy,  current  Director  of  the  Task  Force,  on  the  next  phases  of  its  mission.  Mr.  Tenhula  will  be  primarily 
 responsible  for  coordinating  all  Commission  spectrum  policy  activities  across  the  various  bureaus,  with  Congress  and  with  the  administration. 


 Powell  said,  “Peter  has  played  an  invaluable  role  in  my  personal  office  over  the  last  five  years.  His  wise  counsel  has  guided  me  through  many  difficult  and  important  decisions  on 
 wireless,  international  and  defense  issues.  Working  with  the  Spectrum  Policy  Task  Force  and  other  parts  of  the  government,  Peter  will  help  drive  the  creation  and  implementation  of  spectrum 
 policies  that  reflect  the  realities  of  today's  technologies  and  market  environment  while  promoting  new  and  innovative  technologies  that  will  directly  benefit  the  American  public.” 


 Tenhula  joined  then-  Commissioner  Powell’s  staff  as  a  Legal  Advisor  in  1997.  A  12-  year  FCC  veteran,  Tenhula  started  his  career  at  the  FCC  in  1990  as  a  staff  attorney  in  the  Video 
 Services  Division  of  the  Mass  Media  Bureau.  From  1991-  1995,  he  worked  in  the  Administrative  Law  Division  of  the  FCC’s  Office  of  General  Counsel,  and  from  1995-  1997  he  served  as  Special 
 Counsel  to  the  FCC’s  General  Counsel. 
 Before  joining  the  Commission,  Tenhula  served  as  a  legal  intern  with  U.  S.  Representative  Michael  G.  Oxley  and  the  National  Association  of  Broadcasters. 


 Tenhula  received  a  B.  A.  degree  in  Telecommunications  from  Indiana  University,  Bloomington,  and  a  law  degree  from  Washington  University  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri.  He  is  a 
 member  of  the  Missouri  Bar  and  the  Federal  Communications  Bar  Association. 
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